Tag Archives: ORA

Australia’s LGBT community marks a bar mitzvah milestone | Haaretz

Posted on March 5, 2013 by mikeybear

Australia’s LGBT community marks a bar mitzvah milestone | Haaretz. Australia’s LGBT community marks a bar mitzvah milestone Thirteen years after the Jewish float debuted at Sydney’s Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, members of the community look back on their … Continue reading →

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AJN Letters: Maurice Sendak + Chaim Ingram on Marriage Equality – May 18 2012

Posted on May 17, 2012 by mikeybear

18 May 2012 The Australian Jewish News Melbourne edition Letters to the editor should be no more than 250 words and may be edited for length and content. Only letters sent to letters@jewishnews.net.au will be considered for publication. Please supply … Continue reading →

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The definition of ‘mainstream’ Jewry | AJN

Posted on April 25, 2012 by mikeybear

27 Apr 2012 The Australian Jewish News Melbourne edition GARETH NARUNSKY The definition of ‘mainstream’ Jewry THE well-publicised difference of opinion between Progressive and Orthodox Jewish representative bodies on the issue of same-sex marriage has led to an argument over … Continue reading →

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Jewish submissions to Senate enquiry on Marriage Equality

Posted on April 3, 2012 by mikeybear

The following Jewish organisations have made a submission to the Senate Enquiry into Marriage Equality: Union for Progressive Judaism (for) Rabbinical Council of NSW (against) Rabbinical Council of Victoria (against) Organisation of Rabbis of Australasia (against) Institute for Judaism and … Continue reading →

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Differing views on marriage inquiry | AJN

Posted on March 29, 2012 by mikeybear

30 Mar 2012 The Australian Jewish News Melbourne edition PETER KOHN Differing views on marriage inquiry COMMUNAL organisations representing Orthodox and Progressive Jews are at odds in their submissions to a parliamentary inquiry into gay marriage. Christopher Whitmont-Stein and Scott … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Pray the Gay Away | Forward.com

Posted on February 27, 2012 by mikeybear

You Can’t Pray the Gay Away | Forward.com.

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Two Reasons why the ECAJ must vocalise its support for marriage equality | J-Wire

Posted on December 19, 2011 by mikeybear

Two Reasons why the ECAJ must vocalise its support for marriage equality | J-Wire.

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Two reasons why the ECAJ must vocalise its support for marriage equality « mikeybear

Posted on December 15, 2011 by mikeybear

Two reasons why the ECAJ must vocalise its support for marriage equality « mikeybear.

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Mixed reaction to marriage policy | AJN

Posted on December 8, 2011 by mikeybear

9 Dec 2011 The Australian Jewish News Sydney edition GARETH NARUNSKY Mixed reaction to marriage policy AUSTRALIAN Labor’s adoption of same-sex marriage as party policy at its conference last weekend has elicited a mix of reactions from the Jewish community. … Continue reading →

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Orthodox Rabbis Confuse Themselves with Evangelical Christians | Galus Australis

Posted on December 7, 2011 by mikeybear

Orthodox Rabbis Confuse Themselves with Evangelical Christians | Galus Australis.

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